Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid 2-1 in their Champions League second-leg semifinal, but were on the losing end of a 4-2 aggregate scoreline that sees Zinedine Zidane’s team advance to a June 3 final in Cardiff, Wales against Juventus. The hosts, playing their final UCL game at the Vicente Calderon, got the opener they needed, […]
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick to give Real Madrid a 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal on Tuesday. Real Madrid dominated the early proceedings at the Bernabeu, outshooting the visitors 11-0 in the opening half-hour as Ronaldo headed home in the 10th minute, before he lashed […]
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Following a sloppy first leg display in Munich, a spirited Bayern side visited the Santiago Bernabeu, causing the host to need a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick to controversially overcome Bayern Munich 4-2 after extra time for a 6-3 aggregate win. The defending champions led 2-1 from the away first leg, but lost 1-2 for a 3-3 […]
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Some 24 hours after a bomb attack on their team bus, Borussia Dortmund took to the field Wednesday in a Champions League quarterfinal encounter with Monaco. It was not surprising to see Dortmund subdued in the first half and despite improving after the break they suffered a 3-2 first-leg loss — their first home defeat […]
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FC Barcelona lost further ground on Real Madrid at the top of La Liga after a shock 2-0 loss to Malaga on Saturday. Neymar was sent off for FC Barcelona as they lost, and they failed in their bid to go level on points with La Liga leaders Real Madrid. The News Agency of Nigeria […]
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Atletico Madrid opened their Champions League knockout stage with a 4-2 win away to Bayer Leverkusen in the round of 16 first leg on Tuesday. Saul Niguez and Antoine Griezmann put Atletico 2-0 up before Karim Bellarabi got a goal back for the hosts early in the second half. Kevin Gameiro then restored Atletico’s two-goal […]
Continue ReadingBarcelona and Argentina forward, Lionel Messi will be on the sideline for the next three weeks, due to a thigh injury he sustained against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday. The Argentine could not carry on after a tussle with Diego Godin had him clutching his leg in pain. This development means the 29-year-old will be absent […]
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